Càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, làm nhà, cưới vợ, tậu trâu thời đừng

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Meaning · English

Avoid important life events during unlucky times

Literally: three, six, seven, nine are kim lâu, build house, marry wife, buy water buffalo then don't

Examples

Năm nay là tuổi càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, nên tôi không làm nhàThis year is my kim lâu year, so I won't build a house

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, làm nhà, cưới vợ, tậu trâu thời đừng” mean?

Avoid important life events during unlucky times Literally: three, six, seven, nine are kim lâu, build house, marry wife, buy water buffalo then don't

Is “Càn, khôn, cấn, tốn thị kim lâu, làm nhà, cưới vợ, tậu trâu thời đừng” formal or informal?

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